The Sun. — London, England, 1809-10-27 00:00:00

SHEERNESS, Oct. 26. , His Majesty's ships at Nf , re distinguished themselves by every mark of loyalty on:Wednesday last.. Double allowance was ordered 'to he men by the A miral commanding there. The Heroine fired litty g. ns. The Royal Salute was fired by all the , Irest o the ships at the Note, as usual. Their colours were handsomely displ4e.l throughout the - 4day. The be'mpheir i Captain MoRRILL, in the harbour, formed altogether %an arch of triumph,- sa well was she decorated, and so ingeniously her flags disposed. - When the evening ion fired, the Heroine frigate, commanded then by Lieutenant THOMAS BEVims, returned it by firing of musquetry:„ tram divisions. of marines. Blue, lights at the.moment burned at each mast head, and some beautifuil m rockets sent at t h e sa e'time into-the air, just clear - - ed the'smoke, to' sheW an irrumination on board the Heroine, by lamps, from the bowsprit and - to that of the spanker boom, with all her yard arms andsriast heads displaying lights, forming a 'brilliant' sight. All the rest of the ships- exhibited splendid tite- Works. , A large French rocket taken at Bathz,- was thrown at nine o'clock into - the air, and added . much to the brilliancy of the scene. In Sh ort , th e whole was the- triumph of seamanship, neatness, ele g ance, and loyalty. , , . Amongst the many aemonstrations of joy on the tate Jubilee, ,we have not head of any more truly pleasing than what .took place at the Royal Mililary Asylum, Chelsea, for the reception of children of Soldiers of the regular army. The children, about twelve hundred in num,b,r, of both sexes, atter Di vine Service, were drawn up in a Jong extended line, front of that noble builtling,, and gave a general salute, and three cheers in honour of the d 4. From thence they marched, in military order, io their re- Spettive halls, where a good dinner of roast beef and - plumb pudding awaited them, anc.• twopence placed by the side of each plate, to be spent as they pleased. Before, and after dinner 'they 'sang " God save, the King ;" and th e etre& i,roduced frOrn upwards of a thousand voices, resounding through the diffe rent Halls, was grand ancLaffetting. They then re turne I in the same Order, cakes were distributed, 'three more huzzas succeeded, anti the afternoon was Spent in the truest hilarity and most innocent merri *lent. 'Among other festivities whic:i marked 'the joyful commemoration of: our beloved Monarch's 50th year of 'his reign, the liberal and generally dOused mer riment .arid charity - of the Earl 01 CHICHESTER among the poor of his estate at Statituer,- in Sussex, deserve to ( be noticed. About' 100 of his labourers, with their wives and children, sat down lit separate families to Old English roast beet' and plumb pud ding. with 'plenty of strong' beer. To the had of each family a .new gninea was given, and to the wives'and children' each a new - dollar, and a Jubilee iiiatlal.. Ftre-wiirkS werelet off i n ' t h e Park, and other 'demo n st rat i o ns of joy noted the memorable day. The happy peasantry closed their day's regalement by loudly and heartily uniting in the truly uational'Aethem of " God Save the King." Similar Etas of munificence" were given by his LOrdship to the several parishes ot_ Fainter, Plump ton. and Hoadley, in that county. Mrs. PA croN, with her accustomed benevolence, Celbrat e d the ACces,ion of our beloved MouAL.,i, Of Wednesday, at her beautiful vtlia at:Newiparket, 'a manner - which 'gave pleasure' to the surround= ing neighbourhood, and did credit to her own anai. able heart, by giving a dinner t o nearly 100 of the • 'poor in the town and , vicinity, together with the •-tenants. attached. to het estate. "Lie tables were spread upon the lawn - ifetore the hopse (the' day hav . ing been prOpitiohs) at one o',clock they were. co vered with roast beef and pluinb pudding, and a plentiful supply of ale. In the patriotic and loyal Hamlet of Highgate, a sum was collected, which afforded a distribution of five shillingS to every labouring and every poor per son' and two shillings far each child. The Jubilee was , celebrated in a joyous manner at Shaawell. The . Hon. THouis :Bowe: 'entertained fits numerous tenantry with ro as t be e f, plumb pud ding, Porter, and a little English gin afterdintter near 800 partook of his benevolenee. The. Trea- , surer and Trustees of the Charity 'School- entertained the charity children, and the old women of the alms-houses ; the poor in the work-house were made happy, The inhabitants of Amersham have not evinced less ardour than the rest of his Majesty's stibietts, in their .national displ a y of loyalty an d attacilluent to the person of.ouir beloved Sovereign, at this memo-' rable epoch. A voluntary snbscrietion 'was Set on 'foot for providing the interior and labouring classes (in numbei upwards of 1700) with a comfortable dinner at their own houses on the day of the,anni: versary. The loyalty expressed by the Volunteers at the ce lebration, of the late Jubilee, is entitled to particular notice. The Dukof Cumberland's Sharp Shooters made an excellent muster in the, King's Mews, and having piled arms in the Armoury, proceeded to St. Martin's Church with- the Prince of Wales's Corps. After hearing an 'excellent sertnon, they marched to Hyde Park, and s ifir . ed a feu de joie. The rifle regi ments attached to the Ist Surrey Volunteers,mustered at the Parag on , i n the Kent -road, from. whence they attended Divine Service in the Chapel of the Philan thropic Society. The officers and privates of this re speaable Corps ,made a 'liberal subScription for the Children of the Philanthropic Inititation before they left the Chapel. They then marched toKenning ton Commo n with the whole of the ist. Surrey Corps, und er C olonel Gaitskil, and fired a feu de joie, The Guards also made a most excellent feu de joie, with their colours displayed, in Hyde Park. On Wednesday mornin g the Queen's Royal Vo lunteers assembl e d on parade in Sloane-square ] and marched to Battersea-bridge, where they formed a line, and fired a feu the joye, and were answered from Lord Cretriortle's by a di sc h arge o f fif t y pi eces o f. cannon; after which the battalion gave three cheers uncovered. The battalion then proceeded to Chelsea College Chapel, where the form of prayer for the day was read, and an ex ce ll ent sermon preach ed on the occasion by the Rev. Dr. Butler. After service was over, the band' played God save the 4 ing, when they proceeded again to Sloane-square, and fired another feu de joie at sunset. The ser jeants Then received half a crown for every man and noncommissioned Oificer,reiwit. LISBON, OCT. 7. The Princess Charlotte sails early to-morrow morn ing. The mail is to be cloied at eight o'clock this evening.- - There is nothing new from the army : he.td guar A'eris are still ai Badajos. Lord Wellington, who has . been expected here, has not yet arrived ;. hut ht..- is nearly recovered from' his late severe illness, and it is said he is to take an adive part in Ow Govern ment of this country. The army is now welt plied with provisions and cloathing, sent fwin hence ! and from Abrantes; but the hospitals at Etvas,...lia ! dajos, and the adjacent cantonments are quite full. Not less than 5,000 sick arent these hospitals, near ly all afflicted with fever and agues. ' A groat many of the poor fellows wounded at Talavera have arrived here within the last eight days, It was really grievous to see them, some with,only a leg and an atm, others With dreadful sabre and shot wounds supported by their cothrades, who were very little better than themselves, .leading them from the place where they were landed to the general hospi tal, a distance more than two miles, and'-all up hill, and in tbe middle of the day, under a burning sun !! Why the Commissaries, who were .glittering upon fine horsei, and witnessing this dreadful scene, did riot proi/ide a proper conveyance for these brave fel lows; or why the Medical Staff direated their -re moval-from the hospitals in this state,- is to every thinking and Liytnaoe man unaccountable. The 27th regiment of toot marched from here a few days since ,to join the grand army. The Ist Royal Dragoons now at Belem, are expe6ted to . pro _ceed in a few days also to, oin the army. .•The3 de tachments lett . oere sick, now approaching a state of convalescence, are marching up daily. Marshal Beres ford i, here yet, and he has been very active in liaising • recruits for his army. I am informed that within these three weeks he has seat from this city three battalions to the ,army now commanded by General Blount. The skeleton regiMents, 83d and 87th, are doing the garzison duty at Lisbon, not amounting to more than 450 w e n . . . The Porthguese army, under Marshal Beivsford, is I equal at least to 40,000 effedive men: The forces of I Lord - Wellington on the frontiers of Portugal, and as far as Merida in Spain, consist of about 20,000 effec- I tive men. The Spanish army on the borders .of. the •I Tagus, as far as the bridges of Almaraz and Arzo bispo, about 20,000 effective men. This latter moon is the remainder of the army of Estremadura I under Cuesta, as, 20,000 of the Estremadura army f have been detached from it, and have joined Vane-1 gas in La Mancha, who had under his command, ; prior trr his union with the Estremadura army, 25,000 m-n ;so that the troops of Vdnegas in Lti • : Mancha amount to' 45,000 tnen at least. There ince the effeetiveforce - ot the P riuguese, English and - Spanish on the' frontiers of, Por ugal; with 'a chain of - pet - its and comMuMcatiops, as tar a:011e bridge of AlnOrez; coustitiite a force of 80,000 men, - which may take the field at any moment. Two men, one an Itatian'tne . other a Portuguege, were yesterday strangied and bunt .itv the ptchlic place of Cades de Sodie, for uttering base coin. The • Government p ip. r tiroliey is scarcely passable frOtn . the immense quantity of forged' notes, It is diffi-' t - 414;t0 distinguish them from ti - lo forged notes which ,ire W‘tetisively circulated.. There ate about four five more crimmais to undergo the same punishorsni. The paper lorgety is not discovered, and God knows when it will ; however they have stocked us pretty freely with . • '; • COVENT GARIITEN.. THEATRE.—We may 'bow realiy , congratulate•our Readers on the prosper ot a termination ot those scenes of frighily uproar and confusion which have--so long interrupted the Most. • rational of our. amusements at this . place. We were persuaded, that the good sense , and liberality of the public at large_ would. recover their due influence, and the general aspect of things last night fully justi fied our hopes and:expectations. .The play of-Laugh- When You Can, was , heard throughout, with very slight appearances of discontent during the last two.. acts. The new entertainment of The Jutilee, in deed, experienced much greater opposition, but the beauty of the scenery, and the zeal of the Performers, overcame in a great degree, this hostility. which , was limited and partial, and the piece received a warm ,tribute of. applause at the conclusion. The ballet ot Oscar and AValvina followed, and passed off without any. Marks of discontent. LOrd has - heen appointed Secretary at War,iin , the room Of Lord:G. L. GowEit. This ar-- pointMent we Underatand will be announced in the - Gazette of 'to-Morrow, Dr. CLANNV, physician at Sunderland, has disco vered'and construaei a lamp on philosophical prin.; ciples, which will effettuatly prevent explosions of the inflelatriable gas in coal mines. . Richmond Bridge vV , is most brilliantly illuminated on the night of the-Jubilee, and the effet upon the; " silver Thames" from the reflection of the lights, was inimitably beautiful. • •- , .. Amidst the numerous devices displayed in - honour of. the Jubilee, the SeerriC"Theatie exhibited by Mr. W. IcIENV, in New Palace )(aid, - claims our particu lar . notice; In point of siMpkieity,.elegancep taitein allegorical design, and' effiCt of tratisparericy, this . certainly-excelled.. It was' a very highly finished" prO(BctiOn, and 'received universal applause Tuesday . morning a 'Mr. a Surgeon'of his Ma jesty's Navy, and Lieutenant G. of the Guards, met on Wimbledon Common to decide an affair, of hohotir: 'The first shots failing in their effect, they had reCourse-to'theseCond, When Mr. B, was shot dead - On' the' -Spot, and 'Lieutenant 'G. so 'badly wounded, that no hopes are entertained of . his re covery. The seconds iminediately - absconded.— The quarrel originated about a lady. Among thoSe Officers who have Suffered'frdat 'the Walcheren fever, we are Sorry . to number the late Commandant at Flushing, Brigadier-General MOti;- . TaesOa. He was put on shore at Margateon Sun day last; but in so weak a state as not 'to be able to proceed from thence. The annual meeting of the Herefordshire Agri cultural Society was held yesterday se'nnlght, at the Hotel in Hereford. The shew of Herefordshire Cows was one of the best for many years past ; there ,were several pens of excellent- fine-woolled ewes, which met with universal .approbation. The Duke of - Norlfolk exhibited the largest Herefordshire Ox ever'seeu. 11ESTIIIIASTER SESSIO7V4 COVENT GARDEN TH . EATRE. The-Sessions of Peace for the City and Liberties of West rninifer,, commenced yesterday. the,Granil Jury had been sworn in, Mr, MAI NW RIN G , addressed, them on the .subj.eiSt ef th e present disturbances, at the Theatre Royal, Coviit-garden. He observed, that in the discharge of the important duty to which they were called, it had become his province to make some observations Fon a subjed, which had occupied the public at tention, and. Which, for its continuance, andalte mis chievous consequences that resulted from it, 'was of considerable importance to the community at „large, and to the particular individuals - interested Arena. It .was - a matter of public notoriety, that since the opening of the new Theatre ROyal, Covent-garden, • great disturbances of the public peace.had arisen. large body of persons . had met at the Theatre,- and declared,' that unless the Proprietors and Managers . - would agree to take the same ; prices which they, had osuallraaken,_ prior to the rebuilding of the Theatre, they would not permit. the performers to, .be heard. The most violent outrages had in consequence Been ,committed, and a large body, of the audience, who Went to the Theatre for amusement, had been kept in a state of constant alarm and terror. This de -Imnd, or claim of right,which they called it (but he, Mr. M. for his part, knew, not where such right ex isted), they:insisted they were at liberty to exercise. It had been said, that the, audience of, a theatre had the right' of expressing their, disapprobation ; _that custom had given them that sanction ; ' which they might use by clapping of hands and by hissing. This custom or usage, however, did- by no means apply to the claim now made by a particular body of men. They had no right to determine among themselves- what prices the Praprietors, and, Ma- pagers, ~who had embarked their fortunes in' a ha zardous speculation, should take,; they had no:legal authority to compel them 'to submit to their. de mand. ,It was a demand neither founded in law, equity, or justice. The audience of a theatre were riot to be considered 'as a court of justice. They were not entrusted with - any legal means of 'enforc ing their demand. If it was to be tolerated that they should settlethe price of admission, might they not as Well fix the salaries of the performers, the style of the dresses, &c. ?, Who should, say in that case, that the audience of the next night might, no t rescind what the audience of the former night had done ? Even stipposing such right did exist, it could not be sandioned tinier the appearance of riots, of tumults, and disorder. The law had very wisely. determined that no man could be his own judge, or witness in his own cause, unless in criminal cases, or in the ad of self-defence. Mr. M..then cautioned the Jury, in the questions which they would have to examinei with' resped to the subject on which he had been addressing them, that -they would not estimate what Was a fair price, or what Was not a fair price of admission ; but that they would exa mine the evidence against the persons charged with . unlawful proceedings- at the Theatre, to the injury of the Proprietors; and determine upon the fasts be fore them, in order that the accused might be put on their, trials before a Jury of their country. • The Learned. Chairman then laid dower the law with re , sped to riots, .Which ,he quoted from the ,au thorities of Chief Justice Hale and Hawkins, who were of opinion, • that the assembling of three or more persOns for the commission of an un lawful a6l; constituted rioting." , The punishment which followed. the' Convidion of an . unlaWful as sembling, was fine and-imprisonment. - With res ped to-the proceeding in the particular cases to which their attention would be called, he was as yet,uuin fertned;': but he understood there were many . per sons under recognitances, charged with the offence of rioting at• the Theatre. It was the duty of the Court tei preserve the peace; and he hoped the Grand Jury. would -do their duty. Several casts of assault were tried, but , none Of them possessing any public interest. The witnesses attended to support the indiet- Ments for the . disturbances inCovent Garden Theatre; but . the Grand Jury did not- take them into consider ation—that lbr to-morrow. Da: §y4Tir.---This Gentleman, whose death. we mentioned yesterday, was one of those rare cha retied with blend deep erudition with social._ease and companionable cheerfulness. He was free in his.masmeri, but never coarse; full of anecdote, and well atkindinted with mankind. In the earlier part of his life he was a great admirer of dramatic amusements, .and always fixed himself in the ph, near the stage ; never missing.GARRICK, if in town when that great actor performed ; .and he often came from Oxford on purpose to see him act. He devoted part. of the year to the duties of his calling, a nd the 'rest he gave Up the social and rational enjoyments of the 'metropolis, generally fixing his bead-quarters . at the Oxford Coffee-house. Theie was a rough kind•of dignity in his person, and his character corresponded with his appearance; but though he w:O 5 open and manly, • he,always appeared the scholar and the gentleman. The.. loss of such a man; will , be deeply felt, by,a very widecircle.of friends, consisting of the most dignifi . ed members of the Church, and men of the highest rank in, the State.; . ROYAL ACADEMY. —The President, and a consi derable nupber idt he Mernbers ,of this Institution, dined together on Wednesday last, in their Council Chamber, at. Somerset House, in order to celeirate the anniversary ot his . I .NlAJzs•rv's accession to the' Throne.. After dinner the President .delivered• an address to ihe company, in., which•he pia due ho-' triage to the . eharatter of his MAJESTY, and part)... cUlarly dwelt on the obligations 'whioat'the Arts of this country, had derived from the Institution of which, they ,'were members. He observed, that other Al(tatchs ot this country had shewn a zeal for 'the Arts, but their patrooege had been devoted to foreigin artists ;.but that his MAJESTY had founded' a 13ritisb2School, and had been chiefly. zealous to foster ‘native . talents. The address was throughout appropriate and impressive, and was received with great applsuse by the company, -who passed the day in festivity. The last three weeks of fine weather has made considerable alteration in the prices - Of corn; particu larly of barley and oats. TII4 Ifitter,are _allowed :to average a great crop, and in general are won Liar vested. • CONCREIrE ROCKETS. .• Ati , extraet from the Moniteur, containing a pre tended Analysis of the CUNGREVE Rockets, hay. been lately 'published in the English Papers; we ar ltappy',io be_ enabled to state trom authotny; to .anxious as the French are to,make the world believ: they pcisess the secret,, their own account urn Jcompletely gives the lie to the as,;ertion cohtained it, without the . necessity of any exposure of the reat art, and elearty proves that they have ;lever yet i, t - d one in their ,possession. • , Thus, the Rocket they pretend to have analyzed is said to have been made with " brown paper.''— Now 'we are authorised boldly to assert, that the CONGREVE Rocket is absolutely made of no. 'a:A material, no any thing like it. So •f he diamet...r this Rocket - is stated to be one centiotare, but t smallet of our :war Rockets is more than ten ttn,L thnt,diameter. The Fr4nch Chemist pretends also*tO 'give ap ana lysis of the composition and a description of its pt.. .perties.--Now there happens to be two sorts of corn-. , positi9.n. in the true Racket, with essentially e nt propOztres. He hasJunfortunately only o le, and to that has at.tually attributed the property of • the other, which he has not discovered, for it eon• tains at least ten ingredients instead of ihree,-as as signed by his analysis. But the fai=t is--Ist. That it is absolutely impossible to ascertain how the peculi:lrly powerful et&t of these rockets is produced, either lair • analysis, or by inspection. And 2d.yhat there is this ' singular -advantage in the existing principle origi weapon, that the very act if iring it a-gcirist the enemy of necessity destroys all that it could be iintlo! - twit for him to know, nor can it reach him but by, the very obliteration of its secret powers ; su that t. art of making these destructive amenities is not on, , ,"- ours exclusively at present, but is guarded against In- Aure discovery by the two properties above-mentiOn whicliare peCuliar to this weapon., - • ' Nevertheless it is not pretended .. that the seoiet may not ll4itlfVety develoße itself to a Frenclinmo as it has done:to the inventor of it in this country - but we l repeat,.that it will not be by any such pio cess as that Wlii - Ch the French, chetni,t has instmo-, ed, or by . analysis at all; and that. therefore all direct and ordinary clues of discovery are in this case entirely cut off. If, indeed M. LUSSAd who seems so ambitious of assaying the powers'of this weapon, had thoughvfit to h k .tve made Hie arperiment t!<; during the late bohnbardment of .:Flushing, or if 'hr should feel so disposed on any similar oceasio'n her e after, , he might possibly perceive the error of su.im of the items of his Report, but we can assure him he would still be' no nearer the mark of aetual dis ,covery. In this mystery, therefore, we shall leave cur enemies, and in the mistaken notion of their acqui sition, rejoicing' thi.is to have been enabled to collate the falehood without betraying the truth ; and to, assure the , public that the real art of construaing-ili powerful weapon, is thus involved in such myste rious security. ' When indeed M. LussA:c can wake a Rocket which will range a mile and .6 hut; which at that distance possesses all the power of con:, jlagration of the largest mortars, we shall then; but not till then, contegs, that he has discovered the secret of the cONGREVE Rocket. On Friday last - a - general meeting of the Worsted and , Silk ManufacfnrerS was lidd iu Norwich, when it was resolved to increase the wages of the weavers. It is supposed that the amount to be paid by- this advance will be about 50001: per annum. It was before a melancholy fact, that an industriort man, with a wife and three or four children, though willing to work 12 or 14 hours in a - day, could not maintain his farnily without applying to the parish for relief, in aid of his earnings'; a hurniiiat,ing state of dependence, "calculated to debase his charader, lessen his self-esteem, and to clestrbithose qualities Which are the best preservatives of his integrity and virtue. A fall in the . price of corn, we are confidently as- sued,-may be looked for, owing to 'the large quan• tities expe&ed, by license, from France. Certain Commissioners, who were buying up corn in Corn! wall, for Bristol, have, in consequence, received or ders to stop their purchases; and even to disen. tangle them Selves from all such engagements as may not amount to actual colutrads. Eleven Crown debtors were on Wednesday dis charged from prison, in addition to those' libera! t by the Society for the Relief of Persons imprisoned for Small Debts. A few nights 'since the *warehouse of Messrs. Ski ney and Co. colour manufaEturers, in Star and Gar. ter-yard, Ratchtfe4lighway,* was broke open, and robbed of one hundred weight of colours, &c. Se veral houses in that neighbourhood have lately been attempted to be rubbed. Coart-ExcHANGE..— , There is a tolerable supply of Wheat to-day, with .some Foreign Arrivals. Sales are very heavy and hardly 'maintain last. Prices; Barley, little variation ; Malt, this week, is•cheaper 'White Peas rather lower; Beans of the two kinds, likewise ; there are very . large supplies of Oats, Add SaleS thereof are also named rather lower. Flour at late Prices ; and fine ,American, to 635. per bushel. Wheat - 78 s a 92s a ton Tick Beans - -4 3 s aSO Fine ditto - - 106,s a itos Oats - - z7s a 3os a jss Rye - - sos a 56s Poland ditto -37 s a 4,-; , s Barley - -48 s a 5k Potatoe ditto - ±-s a 41$ Malt - 76$ a 'B4s, Rape Seed - ' 481 a .541 White Pease -86 s a 965 . Fine Flour - 9os a 9is 'Grey ditto • sOs a 55s Seconds j liss a 905,,, Beans - - . 6.0 s a bss• SMITHFIELD MARKET, OCT. 27. This day's Market had but a scanty supply . v i dif ferent kinds of Cattle; Mutton is cheaßer' than our last report; Veal is dearer 5 Beef and Pork support last prices; and the trade for the most part was not over brisk.—The sales in , the Hay market Were not 'lively ; Straw fetched a better price than Monday's Market ; Clover has fallen in price; Hay sold at last price.—The undermentioned prices • and num bers are an accurate statement ;=--- To sink the Offal per stone of Sib. Beef 4s. od. to ss. cd.—Munon 4s. od. to 4s. 2d. —Veal 6s. od. to 7s. od.—Pork ss. Bd. to 7s. od. Beasts, 670. —Sheep, 3,74o.—Calves, 99.--ri 4 s, 233. SMITHFIELD .HAY-MARKET. Hay, 51. ISS. od. to 61: tbs. od.— Straw, 21. us. ad. to 31 es. oft.—Clovot sl. tss. od. to 7L od. ~i